With Solar Ash hitting PC in early December and Xbox Game Pass later this winter, it felt like the perfect time to review Heart Machines follow up to Hyper Light Drifter.
It’s indescribable how different Solar Ash is from Heart Machine’s debut title, Hyper Light Drifter, yet how similar it is. On the inside, Solar Ash shares a lot of the same dystopian, isolated and emotional themes with yet another breathtaking score and crisp gameplay, but on the outside the game is a great departure from Hyper Light Drifter that mostly works. Initially released as a PS5 exclusive, Solar Ash finally comes to PC on December 6 and Xbox Game Pass this winter.
Solar Ash feels like a blend between Hyper Light Drifter, Shadow of the Colossus and Sunset Overdrive and when you use those words to describe Heart Machines second title, those are great elements to throw in a blender.
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